Compression Connector Cage Locking for Faster Substrate Attachment
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing compression connectors require separate nuts and screws for attachment, leading to increased work hours and potential loss of components, making the attachment process cumbersome and inefficient.
Innovation Solution
A connector with substrate design that uses a cage mechanism for attachment, incorporating a latch system with pressing springs and lock pieces to secure the compression connector to the substrate, eliminating the need for nuts and reducing the height and projection of the connector, thereby simplifying the attachment process.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If screwing and nutting processes are used for attachment, then secure attachment is achieved, but work hours increase and components may be lost
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts and eliminates the nuts from the traditional screw-nut attachment system, retaining only the screw component integrated into the connector housing. This simplification removes the risk of lost nuts and reduces assembly complexity while maintaining secure attachment through the screw alone
Solution Approach 2:
The patent merges the screw attachment function directly into the connector housing structure, combining what were previously separate components (connector, screw, and nut) into an integrated unit. This integration eliminates the need for separate nut attachment and reduces the number of parts handling steps
2Reliability
If screwing and nutting processes are used for attachment, then secure attachment is achieved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent removes the nut component from the attachment system, extracting only the essential screw function and integrating it into the housing. This reduction in component count directly simplifies the attachment structure while preserving the security of attachment
Solution Approach 2:
The screw mechanism is merged with the connector housing to form an integrated attachment structure. This consolidation of functions reduces structural complexity by eliminating the need for separate nut components and simplifying the overall attachment mechanism
3Reliability
If screws and nuts are used for attachment, then secure attachment is achieved, but apparatus dimensions increase
Solution Approach 1:
By removing the nuts from the attachment system, the patent eliminates the additional space required for nut placement and the projection of screw distal ends beyond the substrate surface. This extraction of unnecessary components directly reduces the overall apparatus dimensions
Solution Approach 2:
The integration of the screw mechanism into the connector housing allows for a more compact arrangement, eliminating the need for separate nut components and reducing the projection dimensions from the substrate lower surface, thereby achieving compactness
4Reliability
If separate nuts and screws are used for attachment, then secure attachment is achieved, but workability decreases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent removes the nuts from the attachment process, extracting only the essential screw fastening function. This eliminates the need for operators to handle and position separate nut components, significantly improving workability while maintaining secure attachment
Solution Approach 2:
By merging the screw attachment mechanism into the connector housing, the patent creates a simplified one-step attachment process that eliminates the need for separate nut installation, making the operation easier and more efficient
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
The design allows for easy and secure attachment of the compression connector to the substrate with reduced man-hours and eliminates the need for torque management, achieving a compact apparatus configuration.
Implementation Method 1
The elastic spring section (23) having a spring property is provided between the substrate connecting section (22) and the contact section (24). The elastic spring section (23) of the contact (20) exerts the spring property to generate a contact pressure between the second circuit board (40) and the contact (20).
Data Source
AI summary
In a connector with substrate, a compression connector pressed against and connected to a connection target object and a substrate are attached via a cage. The connector with substrate includes a substrate; a cage fixed to the substrate; and a compression connector inserted into the cage and including contacts that are in contact with the substrate, a housing to which the contacts are fixed, and a cover shell that covers an upper surface portion of the housing. One of the cage and the compression connector includes a lock hole and another of the cage and the compression connector includes a lock piece that enters the lock hole to fix a position of the compression connector with respect to the cage, or the cage or the compression connector includes the lock hole and the lock piece.